Transfiguration Church in Transfiguration Monastery, Solikamsk, Orthodox church in the monastery complex of Solikamsk, Russia.
The Transfiguration Church is a pillarless, five-domed church of the late 17th century, with a wider-than-usual main cube and a square refectory narrower than the nave. Its low tented bell tower follows the octagon-on-cube scheme, with arched openings and louvers in the tent. Blind drums carry onion domes of complex shape above kokoshniks, and a south porch stands on massive pillars.
The church was established as part of the Transfiguration Convent founded in 1683 by Evdokiia Shchepotkina during a period when Solikamsk was growing as a salt production center. It developed alongside the city and became a lasting landmark within the region's religious and economic development.
The church is the cathedral of the Solikamsk eparchy, a status it received in 2014; its rector is Priest Kirill Trofimenko, and Archbishop Zosima (Ostapenko) of Solikamsk and Chusovoy leads the eparchy. The name Transfiguration refers to the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, to which the church is dedicated. The monastery that gave the church its setting was abolished in 1765, after which the building served as a parish church.
Visitors enter the church through the monastery entrance and should plan visits around religious service times if they wish to observe worship. Opening hours vary according to the Orthodox liturgical calendar and seasonal considerations, so checking ahead is advisable.
The warm Vvedenskaya church stood beside the cold Transfiguration church in the former convent ensemble; the two were separate buildings, not seasonal halves of one. The convent was abolished in 1765 and the Transfiguration became a parish church. Since 2014 it has been the cathedral of the Solikamsk eparchy.
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